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Topic 1
Plant parts:
roots and stems
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State the functions of a plant’s roots
State the functions of a plant’s stem
Topic 2
Plant parts:
branches and leaves
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Explain how leaves help plants make food
Describe how branches support leaves
Topic 3
Looking at flowers
12
Compare different flowers
Explain that the flowers of some plants become fruits that
contain seeds
Collect and draw specimens
Topic 4
Germination and growth
16
Describe the stages of germination
Observe and record the germination and growth of a bean
Describe the conditions needed for germination
Topic 5
How animals
respond to
heat and cold
20
Describe some different ways in which animals respond to
heat and cold
Describe how animals may use the heat of the sun to warm
their bodies or seek shade to avoid overheating
Show the cooling effect of water as it evaporates and the
insulating properties of fur
Topic 6
How animals are born
and grow
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Classify animals as oviparous (egg-layers) or viviparous
(live-bearers)
Discuss the connection between the number of eggs or litter
size and the degree of care from the parents
Topic 7
How my
body grows
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Describe the different stages of human growth and
development
Identify how the children in your class have changed
and grown
Topic 8
Different kinds
of food
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Explain why we need food
Group foods according to type
Explain some of the effects that different food types have on
the body
Topic 9
A balanced diet
36
Explain that a good diet has a mixture of different foods
Plan a healthy meal
Identify foods that should be avoided in excess
Topic 10
Keeping food
clean and safe
40
Explain that germs cause disease
Identify routes through which food becomes contaminated
Know that proper hygiene, cooking and preserving keeps
food safe
Topic
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Objectives
Topic 11
What is matter
44
Explain
that the things around us are made from matter
Explain that matter has mass and takes up space
Use a balance to compare masses
Show that the mass of material remains unchanged when
it is together or in parts
Topic 12
Investigating materials
48
Describe the different properties of materials
Identify different materials and the purposes for which they
are used
Relate the properties of materials to their uses
Topic 13
States of matter
52
Classify matter as solid, liquid or gas
Compare the properties of the different states of matter
Topic 14
Changing state
56
Observe and give examples of freezing, condensing,
evaporating, melting, boiling
Discuss how the mass and volume of water change when
it changes state
Describe the water cycle
Topic 15
Light and colour
60
lassify light sources as natural or artificial
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Investigate the properties of light from different sources
Demonstrate that light travels in straight lines
Make a spectrum (rainbow) from white light
Make invisible ink
Topic 16
The sun, the
Earth and
the moon
64
Describe the motion of the earth around the sun
Explain why we have day and night
Identify and compare the sun, the Earth and the moon
Topic 17
The changing moon
68
Describe the motion of the moon around the Earth
Explain why the shape of the moon appears to change (the
phases of the moon)
Describe the relationship between the phases of the moon
and the months of the year
Topic 18
The planets
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Name the eight planets of the Solar System
Describe the main features of each planet
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1 Draw lines to match the labelled parts of the plant to the job they do.
supports branches
and leaves
take water
from the soil
stem
roots
carries water to
leaves and flowers
anchor the
plant
2 True ✔ or false ✘?
a Leaves anchor a plant in the soil.
b The stem supports branches and leaves.
c Roots take blood from the soil.
d The stem carries water to leaves and flowers.
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Plain
water
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3 Draw what will happen to the flowers if they are put in
coloured water.
Add some arrows to show how water moves through the stems.
Plain
water
4 Rearrange the letters to find three types of root.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ roots
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ roots
_ _ _ roots
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Draw lines to match each root type to the right picture.
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5 How old are these trees?
_______ years
_______ years
_______ years
6 Choose the correct word from the brackets to complete each sentence.
a A plant’s roots anchor it in the _____________. flower / soil / branch
b The stem grows up from the _____________. flower / leaf / ground
c Water travels through leaves inside _____________. veins / air / flowers
dA plant’s stem supports the branches and _____________. water / leaves / soil
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7 A plant’s stem and roots have different jobs to do.
Complete the words in the boxes.
Finish the arrows to complete the chart.
carries water to
l___es
Stem
rts: root
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tems
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plant
Roots
a__hor
plant
take up
w__er
8 Which plant part am I?
I anchor the plant in the wind.
I take water from the soil.
You eat me as a carrot or a yam.
I am a plant’s ___________.
I support the plant’s branches and leaves.
I carry water from the roots to the leaves and flowers.
You eat me as celery or asparagus.
I am a plant’s ___________.
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